The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention

The hospitality and tourism industry is recognised as a potential service sector in contributing to the Malaysian economy and thoroughly associated with the hotel industry to sustain economic growth. One of the most significant problems for hotel managers is employee turnover. The issue of high volu...

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Main Authors: Chaichi, Kamelia *, Dahlia, Z., Yuhanis, A. A., Leong, Mei Kei *
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Language:English
Published: IJICC 2020
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author Chaichi, Kamelia *
Dahlia, Z.
Yuhanis, A. A.
Leong, Mei Kei *
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Dahlia, Z.
Yuhanis, A. A.
Leong, Mei Kei *
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description The hospitality and tourism industry is recognised as a potential service sector in contributing to the Malaysian economy and thoroughly associated with the hotel industry to sustain economic growth. One of the most significant problems for hotel managers is employee turnover. The issue of high voluntary turnover is a matter of grave concern at the national level that it is poorly affecting Malaysia's competitiveness. The present research investigates the impact of positive psychological personality traits in predicting employee's attitude towards the hotel industry and, consequently, reducing turnover intention. Data were collected from hotel employees in Malaysia (n = 200) and analysed using partial least structural equation modelling (Smart-PLS). Specific findings reveal that employee resilience, hope, and optimism increase employee's positive attitude towards the hotel industry and consequently reduce the turnover intention. This study has important implications for hotel managers interested in the determinants of employees' positive attitude towards hotels and employees' turnover intention in the hotel industry in Malaysia.
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spelling sunway-13072020-06-04T08:15:26Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1307/ The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention Chaichi, Kamelia * Dahlia, Z. Yuhanis, A. A. Leong, Mei Kei * BF Psychology HD28 Management. Industrial Management The hospitality and tourism industry is recognised as a potential service sector in contributing to the Malaysian economy and thoroughly associated with the hotel industry to sustain economic growth. One of the most significant problems for hotel managers is employee turnover. The issue of high voluntary turnover is a matter of grave concern at the national level that it is poorly affecting Malaysia's competitiveness. The present research investigates the impact of positive psychological personality traits in predicting employee's attitude towards the hotel industry and, consequently, reducing turnover intention. Data were collected from hotel employees in Malaysia (n = 200) and analysed using partial least structural equation modelling (Smart-PLS). Specific findings reveal that employee resilience, hope, and optimism increase employee's positive attitude towards the hotel industry and consequently reduce the turnover intention. This study has important implications for hotel managers interested in the determinants of employees' positive attitude towards hotels and employees' turnover intention in the hotel industry in Malaysia. IJICC 2020-03-20 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1307/1/Kamelia%20Chaichi%20The%20impact%20of%20positive%20psychological.pdf Chaichi, Kamelia * and Dahlia, Z. and Yuhanis, A. A. and Leong, Mei Kei * (2020) The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 11 (8). pp. 144-160. ISSN 2201-1323 https://www.ijicc.net/index.php/ijicc-editions/2020/159-vol-11-iss-8
spellingShingle BF Psychology
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Chaichi, Kamelia *
Dahlia, Z.
Yuhanis, A. A.
Leong, Mei Kei *
The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention
title The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention
title_full The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention
title_fullStr The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention
title_full_unstemmed The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention
title_short The impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention
title_sort impact of positive psychological personalities on employee's attitude and turnover intention
topic BF Psychology
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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